I studied IB for two months, especially abroad. I don't know much about the school you mentioned, but I can say that I know IB thoroughly. IB is a two-year course. You need to choose one course from each of the following six groups within two years: 1. First language (mother tongue): If you are good at English, you should choose English, not Chinese. 2. Second language: If the first language is English, you have two choices in this group. You can choose Chinese as your first language (because IB allows you to learn two first languages or a first and a second language), or you can learn a new language, such as French or German (I personally suggest French). Don't worry if you have no foundation at all. IB offers second language courses starting from 0. 3. Mathematics or computer science. 4. Science: physics, chemistry, biology and environmental science. 5. Sociology: geography, history, economics, business and management, psychology, philosophy and environmental science (belonging to groups 4 and 5). 6. Art, music, drama, movies, etc. (You can also choose another course from Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 instead of Group 6). In addition, almost all IB classes are divided into HL (high level) and SL (standard level). You must choose 3-4 courses as HL and 2-3 courses as SL from the selected 6 courses. In addition to six courses, all IB students need to complete CAS (Creativity, Action, Service), an extended essay of 4,000 words and ToK (epistemology, similar to philosophy) that they must study in two years. Two years later, in May, you only take the IB exam (you only get one chance, just like the college entrance examination in China, and you have to reread it for one year), and you have to take seven courses in the exam, that is, choose six courses and ToK. The first six courses scored 7 points, totaling 42 points. ToK and your extended essay (4,000-word essay) together get a total score of 3 points. So your final IB score is 45. But if you want to get an IB diploma, you must also complete eight outcomes CAS. This is the new policy this year. The past is the calculation time, and now is the result. In other words, no matter how good your grades are, you can't graduate if you don't take part in enough activities, sports and community service. As for the math and physics you asked, I don't know how far it is from China, because I didn't learn from China. . . Math HL is not difficult for half of the students in China, that is to say, if you are in a middle school, it is not difficult to get above average math. In physics, I think I studied HL in those two months, because I liked physics when I was in junior high school in China. I don't know if chemistry is different from domestic high schools, but it is completely different from junior high schools. I also study chemistry in HL, but because I studied chemistry in the American Department for one year last year, I have a good foundation and no problem.
I think the most important thing for China people to learn IB is English. I had studied English as my first language in the United States for one year before I studied IB, so I had no problem learning Eng A(A means English as my mother tongue, which is the first group). But even if you are studying ENG B (English as a second language), remember to write a 4,000-word paper in English within two years, which has always been the biggest headache for people around Eng B.
This is absolutely original. I've experienced it myself. You can ask me any questions about IB, and you can definitely answer them. Hope to adopt!